As much as I fully agree, I think this is slightly different to be fair. He has bipolar disorder, and severe depression, he first attempted suicide in his teens,. He also suffers severe anxiety, self loathing and insomnia. He is very mentally unwell, so I don’t think this is as simple as he is threatening suicide to stop it, more it is a very real risk he will succeed, his life is genuinly at risk. He’s tried twice in recent months, he is very very unwell.
however the judge and posters are corect, there is services available to prevent it, and help he can access. But a determined person will succeed.
his lawyers are using this as a way to stop it, and I don’t think that’s right,if he’s a suicide risk, which I don’t doubt he is, and a very real one at that, then he should be sectioned.
but I also need to balance that with the fact these are allegations. If there are criminal allegations it needs to be handled by the police, not the media. And people will read it and assume it’s true, it will be trial by media.
if The judge says it can be published then his lawyers can potentially appeal if they can show the judge applied the law wrong. So it could go on.past end of Oct.
i think the judge has a difficult decision, his job is purely to apply the law. Whomever it is beinf unwell is something that can’t sway his decision,